Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Asplenium trichomanes Linnaeus
(Maidenhair Spleenwort)
Family: Aspleniaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Asplenium trichomanes is the smaller of our two common Asplenium species, the other being Asplenium resiliens. Asplenium trichomanes has smaller leaves and smaller pinnae. The pinnae are also much less long compared to the width, about 1-2 times long as wide. The pinnae are oval and less than 6mm long.
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Asplenium trichomanes, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, portion of adaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, portion of abaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, closeup of abaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, closeup of adaxial surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, leaf measured, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, adaxial pinnae measured, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
Asplenium trichomanes, abaxial pinnae measured, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Sheep Corral Road, March 23, 2014
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